The most famous resident of Buyukada was perhaps the Russian political figure Leon Trotsky who resided here in exile at the invitation of then Turkish leader Mustafa Kemal Ataturk. He tried to evade Russian agents who alas caught up with him im Mexico where he was murdered.
But in recent years one of the most beloved figures of the island was our neighbor and friend Kocho Kalfa. He lived to be 103.
Kocho was an ethnic Greek who knew practically everyone on Buyukada and he built many houses on the island.
He died this past April and all of us who knew him will miss him a great deal.
But his legacy will be a part of Buyukada lore for many generations to come.
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